St. Joseph Cafasso

📍 1 pilgrimage site

Giuseppe Cafasso (1811–1860) was an Italian Catholic priest known as the "Priest of the Gallows" for his ministry to condemned prisoners. A native of Castelnuovo d'Asti (now Castelnuovo Don Bosco) near Turin, he served as rector of the Convitto Ecclesiastico in Turin and was the spiritual director of St. John Bosco. His remains are enshrined at the Santuario della Consolata in Turin. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1947. Feast day: June 23.

Pilgrimage Sites Dedicated to St. Joseph Cafasso

Turin

Turin

Italy · Europe

Guardian of the Holy Shroud and birthplace of the Salesian mission, Turin shelters the most contemplated relic in Christendom alongside the tombs of St. John Bosco and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati.